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PCG probes Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in fishing boat collision
Three Filipino fishers died after their boat, the Dearyn, was rammed by a ship believed to be the Marshall Islands-flagged crude oil tanker Pacific Anna near Scarborough Shoal.
The collision occurred around 4:20 a.m. last Monday while the Dearyn was moored at its payao, with 8 crew members fishing and 6 on the mother boat.
Adverse weather conditions and darkness caused the crew on the mother boat to fail to detect the approaching vessel, resulting in the collision and the mother boat capsizing.
The Philippine Coast Guard categorized the incident as an 'accidental collision' after cross-referencing survivor accounts with marine traffic data.
The deceased were identified as boat captain Dexter Laudencia, 47, and crew members Romeo Mejico, 38, and Benedicto Olandria, 62.
Eleven crew members of the Dearyn survived the incident, bringing the bodies of the deceased to Infanta, Pangasinan.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has vowed to hold those responsible accountable while urging the public to refrain from speculating.
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Three Filipino fishermen died after their boat, FFB Dearyn, was rammed by a foreign commercial vessel near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea.
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Three fishermen died and 11 survived after their boat, FFB Dearyn, capsized in the West Philippine Sea following a collision with the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Pacific Anna.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) described the collision between a foreign vessel and a Filipino fishing boat, which resulted in three deaths, as an "accident" and unrelated to West Philippine Sea issues.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pledged accountability and vowed to assist the Filipino fishermen whose fishing boat was rammed by an unidentified commercial vessel transiting the waters off Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal).
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Three senators have called for an unbiased and comprehensive investigation into a collision between a Philippine fishing boat and a foreign commercial vessel 85 nautical miles northwest off Bajo de Masinloc, which resulted in the deaths of three Filipino fishermen.
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